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Thoughts and DescriptionIt's been a while since I submitted a proper self-portrait...
To be honest with myself, I believe that numbers were starting to get to my head - I noticed I wasn't getting so much feedback of my self-portraits, so I stopped taking photos of myself. But I realized I missed it, and if I really enjoy photos of myself as much as I do other things which are better received on deviantArt, then I will take them. Taking photos of myself when I was younger was what sparked off my love for photos in the first place.
I think that the fact I had also put on a lot of weight last year too started to put me off too. Now I'm proud to say I've lost 10 kilos (22 pounds) in 6 months without having done any fad diet, and just incorporated well needed exercise into my life.
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Canon EOS 600D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Post-processing in Adobe Photoshop CS5
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Comments: 36
Gorgeous. I love how well you played emotion into this shot. It gives off a very strong, confident, sassy vibe. I love it. (:
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Thank you so much for your comment and compliments (:
That is indeed part of why I chose this particular one from the others I took. I'm glad you picked that up
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seriously, why are there so many pretty people on da?
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Haha - I'm really nothing special
But thank you ^^
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<3
by the way, do you happen to know much about tattoos?
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I don't have any tattoos, nor do I plan to get any, so not really...
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oh... i always like to make up ocs but i actually really like this one... and i'm thinking of possible tattoo ideas..
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Oh you mean for just a character? I'm sure if you look around on dA you will find plenty of designs which will inspire you
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i did! and i came up with an idea on my own as well.. i'm excited, i like characters and it hasn't failed yet
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Awesome! ^^ I used to like making my own characters too when I was younger
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why when you were younger? i make characters out of everyone, which is probably bad.. but i mean when you see that random person on the stree,t don't you ever wonder about them?
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Because that was when I used to make my own characters I guess... now I suppose I don't have much time to do it. Now I suppose I've been trying to identify myself, and thinking about it, photography does help me in this journey.
I don't know how old you are, but I'm guessing you're a young teen (: As you grow older, you start coming across more and more people every day, not to mention all the more things you learn, things you have to study and remember, things you have to do etc... your awareness increases and you realize there's so much more to take in. Only now I understand the meaning of naive, because I've lived through young teenage years and I look back and see how my thinking and awareness of the world has changed.
Sometimes I just don't have the capacity to think about everything I want to - I would have to think about nothing else if I wandered only about everyone I met or came across
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naive... i guess it's really what i am. i mean, i KNOW i am. it's sort of like i want to grow up, but really not? i want to go to college and only have to study things i'm good at, and get a job i love instead of having to do school things. i want people to finally treat me like i know things and i want so badly just to get out there and do something significant...
but at the same time getting older sounds horrible? it's just sort of like there's no appeal to it. being young just... offers so much more like you're allowed to be free and wild and have fun, and as you get older there's so much more responsibility. they expect you to act a certain way and that just doesn't sound like a good thing...
see i shouldn't let myself on the internet at night. i get like this.
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It's good you are aware of being young - I only realized I was once young once I grew, and realised how little of it I was really taking in.
Don't want to grow up, believe me. You've got what to enjoy as a young teenager, and other stuff to look forward to when you're older. But one thing at a time, and being older will come at its own pace, whether you like it or not really 
Re studying - you will eventually study just about one main subject which you will work with in your future job, but even that, I assure you will have a lot more detail than the little you do about a lot of subjects. And in the end, you will have MUCH more work to do. Fair enough, no homework in my case, but I have assignments and piles of books and notes to read. So far you're being exposed to all possibilities, so you can then choose wisely as your choices start to narrow down.
Elder people know they know more than you, simply because more years alive has given them that much more knowledge! But you will reach a stage when you will equal, if not surpass them, and start makign a change to the world. Even now as an artist you can make a change - leaving an impression on someone who comes across you.
Yeah - though don't get the impression elder people can't have fun 
Thinking is good. I like how you're so young, yet so aware of yourself
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wow that was a long reply... i'm glad we're having this in depth coversation as i spend my insomniatic night sitting in front of my computer writing meaningless crap because it makes me feel happy instead of reviewing german vocabulary... actually i'll go do that now. no i won't. who am i kidding? i'll do it tomorrow morning. which is when class starts... blanca didn't study. i'll go with that. <-- suddenly gets distracted..
that was interesting insight, by the way. i like doing this on da, i meet a lot of really nice people and i can have proper real conversations with them because there'll always be someone willing to do what i want to do. and i just got a load of roleplay requests so i need to go before the time i have set myself when i should REALLY go to sleep;
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Why don't you manage to sleep?
Haha - I've always been the kind to leave things for the last. Realized it was a source of my stress so I'm tackling it - maybe you should try too
Yeah it was - I wanted to make sure I answered everything you mentioned. I too enjoy talking to people I come across on dA, and that is one of the reasons I came back after having zoned out and stopped using it. There's a whole world of people - there is bound to be at least one person who feels the same way you do
What roleplay requests are these?
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i do adventure time roleplay XD great show by the way.... i actually have an adventure time OC ~askprincesslumi and it's really fun! i really should stop procrastinating, or delete youtube from ever being opened on my computer while i'm doing work...
that's really sweet, some people wouldn't have taken the time to do that
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I've never heard of it before...
Procrastination can be a killer - in fact I'd say I'm procrastinating right now, but sometimes I just need a break
True, true... but I personally enjoy opening up to others and equally listening to them, so I take time out to do something I love of course.
Really? That's how you discovered me? 
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adventure time is a great show...
procrastination is horrible, but hey, it happens? XD
Deviantart is really nice, and i just love being on here, all. the. TIME.
and yeah, those butterflies interested me, and from then on i was like yep watch! and then here we are... also i swear i replied to your comment but i guess not? maybe i forgot to... this song is actually pretty good... <-- the reason why people think i'm adhd
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I don't have time to watch shows, but this is one I had never heard of before (:
Haha indeed
I spend so much time on here - over this last year I've used it more than facebook, because here I get inspiration and meet some really nice people, and facebook is just advert laden and peope showing off or complaining.
It could be yes
The link didn't come up. People think you have ADHD, or have you been diagnosed with it? My little brother has some sort of form of it...
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adventure time is a cartoon they play on cartoon network but it's quite sweet (and in my opinion, actually does touch on more adult topics- it's the only children's show to sort of show suicide and make it acceptable for tv which is genius) and the animation is great >.<
and i didn't put a link XD i was just really distracted... and people are always like 'do you have adhd or something?' because i get distracted and such really easily, but i don't know if i actually have it. don't think so, but i hope? i just want a reason to be crazily hyped up or whatever
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Ah Cartoon Network... I loved that channel :3 Till my father stopped getting us cable TV 
Nah - ADHD is a condition you have to be diagnosed with, not something someone calls you because you have a short attention span. It's a whole spectrum, and it usually has features of Autism... you're young - you're meant to be full of energy, hyper and happy
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it's not really... well idk, i think it's more implyful. either way, i watch it with my ten year old brother and it's fun and stuff, they should make more stuff like this
sometimes i'll just be super mellow and quiet and the next i'll be crawling on the floor laughing or talking about smoking in clubs and france. wait what? right, just got back from russia ^^
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Well I guess that's ok then
That's mood swings 
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